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Originally Posted by The Demon
If I was to compare how Jordan did with a crappy team, I would use the pre-Pippen/Jackson era, because he was what 41 on the Wizards? Not to mention he still owned at that age while Kobe won't make it to 40. Jordan had a crappy team before Pippen, yet they managed to make the playoffs 3 or 4 years? I've yet to see Kobe make the playoffs without Shaq..
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Good point, but Kobe has only failed to take his team to the playoffs in one season, a season in which the team was completely striped and Kobe missed 16 games with injury. Unless Kobe goes down, they'll be back in the playoffs this years.
Also, it was a weak Eastern conference in Jordan's first 3 years. The Bulls made the playoffs with records of 38-44, 30-52 (!), and 40-42. Fewer teams back then, almost everyone made the playoffs. The Bulls were bounced in the first round all 3 years with a record of 1-9.
http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/chicago/bulls.html